Black & White // Day & Night

I love the simplicity and versatility of this top. When I first got it, I immediately dreamt up 6 or 7 outfits. Which is such a good sign! It will obviously have some longevity in my closet. 

So, I decided to do a little remix post for you. I wore the first outfit to a bbq at a friends house, and then changed later in the evening for dinner with Boo. Granted, this clean white blouse is probably the last thing I should be wearing to a bbq where I’m stuffing my face full of burgers and hot dogs over a flimsy paper plate. But I’m proud to announce that I didn’t get a single drop on me! Phew. 

top: Modcloth

polka dot skirt: Forever21

full skirt: Diane von Furstenberg (from when I interned there)

polka dot bag: Target (gift from a friend)

chanel bag: ….Chanel

sneakers: Converse

pumps: Nine West

St. Lucia Bound

And we’re off! We’re heading to St. Lucia for a week of relaxing and exploring. Heres a few things I’m packing, and a few outfits I’m thinking about wearing…

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One dress, Two ways - from excursion to beach…

dress - Fabulous On A Dime

swimsuit - JCrew

hat- Forever21

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On the boat…

skirt - c/o Shabby Apple

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To the market…

top - Diane von Furstenberg

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Beach day…

hat - Target (similar)

bikini top - Hollister

bottoms - Delias

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Dinner for two…

dress - handmade

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Walking the rainforest (and zip-lining, too!)…

swim top - Free People

tunic tank - Marc by Marc Jacobs

leggings - American Apparel

scarf (hair scarf) - vintage

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And just for kicks - a few traveling essentials…

-a cardigan for cool airplanes and airports

-iPad for reading, games, and checking up on my favorite blogs

-Other than my regular camera and iPhone, I love to carry my Fujifilm Instax!

-snacks, snacks, snacks

-hand sanitizer

-chapstick

-lotion

-iPhone (obvs)

-a pretty, pretty passport case (DIY coming soon!)

Challenge Accepted

The last time I wore this skirt, I rocked it with a backwards cardi and pastels. Someone had commented that they loved that styling so much, they couldn’t imagine how else I could wear the skirt. So, in the words of Barney Stinson - challenge accepted. 

To be honest- at first, I agreed. I did have a hard time styling this skirt, and I was pretty impressed with myself for that particular combination, so I was a little at a loss as to which direction to go next. But then I somehow put this combo together. And I thought it was pretty awesome. True story. (ok, I’ll stop with the Barney quotes now).

tee: ?

vest: Jcrew/Crewcuts

skirt: Diane von Furstenberg

bracelet:  Jewelmint, use code bos990 for 50% off your first month, c/o the Boston MBA Team

sandals: uuuuh, old and worn out. Urban Outfitters, I think?

Crane Beach

If you follow along with me on Instagram (lets be friends- my username is hollyjollydolly), you may have saw that Boo and I spent this past monday at the beach. April 16th - at the beach. Isn’t that amazing? It seemed so early. But since Boo had the day off, and the temperature reached near 90 degrees, we couldn’t resist. I can’t waaaaaait for more of these days this summer :)

shirt: vintage

dress: Diane von Furstenberg

swim bottoms: Target - here

hair bow: shopHollyDolly

shoes: Toms - here

EBEW : Pastel

Theres not much pastel in my closet. Just a few items here and there. So as much as I would’ve loved to wear a head to toe pastel outfit for this month’s EBEW, this will have to do instead.

Which isn’t a bad thing, because I happen to really really really (like, really) love this outfit. For as much as I love this skirt, I don’t wear it nearly enough as I’d like. I don’t know why. It is one of the items I got during my internship a few years ago. A designer sample sale is awesome, but an employee discount at a designer sample sale? Absolute heaven. 

Don’t forget to check out how everyone else is wearing there pastels today for EBEW!

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cardigan (worn backwards): JCrew

skirt: Diane von Furstenberg (sample sale)

necklace: InPink

purse: Michael Kors

boots: Target

DVF Makes Me Happy

January 22nd, 2011

sweater and yellow tights: Urban Outfitters, black tights: ?, skirt: Diane von Furstenberg, scarf: Target, shoes: Steve Madden

Worn For: Boo and I didn’t do friday date night this week, so we decided to go into the city saturday for a movie (No Strings Attached - hilarious) and dinner. 

There is a good story behind this skirt. Well, at least, it makes me happy. In the summer of 2008 I did a design internship at the Diane von Fursteberg studio in NYC. On my very first day there was a DVF sample sale going on. MY boss told me and the other intern to go ahead and take a long lunch and go shop the sample sale. “And oh, don’t forget to tell them you are an intern here.” What we realized when we got there, is that, not only is everything already way cheaper because it is a sample sale, but employees got an even cheaper deal - any item for $25. Thats right, no matter what the item was, it was $25. I.was.in.heaven. I mean, my first day of work and I was out shopping and getting the employee discount. Sweet. 

So, this DVF skirt - $25. Yeah. I’ve worn some of the other things I got that day on this blog, I just never thought to mention that story. But that was a good day. 

“You’re always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company.”

— Diane von Furstenberg